On Wednesday, April 24, Carl Wilkens visited Harwich High School to speak about Rwanda. Mr. Wilkens was the only American to stay in Rwanda during the genocide in 1994, during which he was able to save the lives of hundreds of orphans. After addressing an all-school assembly, Mr. Wilkens spent the rest of the day discussing his experiences with history classes, giving students a unique opportunity to interact with someone who acted heroically in the face of inhumanity. As our history classes study human rights and genocide, this experience immeasurably deepens their understanding of the subject. Mr. Wilkens was able to leave the students with many inspirational stories of courage and triumph as Rwanda today has become a rapidly developing and more egalitarian society. Mr. Wilkens also gave an evening talk on Thursday, April 25 for members of the community, presenting a new documentary about his experiences during the genocide. Harwich HS STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur) invited Mr. Wilkens to HHS as part of Peace Week which STAND co-hosted with the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance). HHS STAND would like to thank Mr. Wilkens for honoring us with his visit.
A video of his presentation at the all-school assembly:
A video of his interview with Mindy Todd on WCAI that afternoon:
Friday, April 26, 2013
Carl Wilkens visits Harwich High School
On Wednesday, April 24, Carl Wilkens visited Harwich High School to speak about Rwanda. Mr. Wilkens was the only American to stay in Rwanda during the genocide in 1994, during which he was able to save the lives of hundreds of orphans. After addressing an all-school assembly, Mr. Wilkens spent the rest of the day discussing his experiences with history classes, giving students a unique opportunity to interact with someone who acted heroically in the face of inhumanity. As our history classes study human rights and genocide, this experience immeasurably deepens their understanding of the subject. Mr. Wilkens was able to leave the students with many inspirational stories of courage and triumph as Rwanda today has become a rapidly developing and more egalitarian society. Mr. Wilkens also gave an evening talk on Thursday, April 25 for members of the community, presenting a new documentary about his experiences during the genocide. Harwich HS STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur) invited Mr. Wilkens to HHS as part of Peace Week which STAND co-hosted with the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance). HHS STAND would like to thank Mr. Wilkens for honoring us with his visit.
A video of his presentation at the all-school assembly:
A video of his interview with Mindy Todd on WCAI that afternoon:
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